DAVID CONLEY, son of SAMPSON CONLEY and MARY "POLLY" SMITH, was born in November of 1832 in Kentucky, and died before 1910. He married HARRIET DYSARD, daughter of ISAAC GOODMAN DYSARD and ELIZABETH (unknown last name), June 23, 1853 in Greenup County, Kentucky. She was born September 22, 1837 in Greenup County, Kentucky, and died June 16, 1930 in Akron, Summit County, Ohio.
Notes: According to Ohio death records, Harriet Conley died June 16, 1930 in Summit County, Ohio.
On page 93 of the 1850 census for District 1 in Greenup County, Kentucky (dated October 3, 1850), David Conley is found living in the home of a Benjamin Messer. Benjamin is listed as the head of the household for house #46, he’s a laborer, born in Kentucky, and he’s 25 years old. Also listed are Mary Messer (born in Kentucky, age 18), Eliza Messer (born in Kentucky, age 3), Martha Messer (born in Kentucky, age 1), David Messer (born in Kentucky, age 1 month), David Conley (born in Kentucky, age 19), and Wm. Alexander (day laborer, born in Kentucky, age 22).
On page 69 of the 1850 census for District 1 in Greenup County, Kentucky (dated October 2, 1850), Isaac G. Dyzard is listed as the head of the household for house #483, he's a farmer, born in Virginia, and he's 47 years old. Also listed are Elizabeth (born in Kentucky, age 47), Jane (born in Kentucky, age 20), Wm. (born in Kentucky, age 17), Harriet (born in Kentucky, age 13), Sarah A.(born in Kentucky, age 11), Angaline (born in Kentucky, age 7), and Rebecca (born in Kentucky, age 5).
On page 75 of the 1860 census for Greenup County, Kentucky (dated July 13, 1860), David Conley is listed as the head of the household for house #545, he's a day laborer, born in Kentucky, and he's 28 years old. Also listed are Harriet (born in Kentucky, age 22), Laura (age 4), Ida (age 1), and Rebecca Dyzard (domestic servant, born in Kentucky, age 16).
On page 61 of the 1860 census for East Little Sandy in Greenup County, Kentucky (dated August 12, 1860), I.N. Dysard is found living in house #446, which appears to be a boarding house. He's a wagon maker, born in Virginia, and he's 54 years old.
On page 9 of the 1870 census for Precinct 4 in Greenup County, Kentucky (dated July 5, 1870), David Conley is listed as the head of the household for house #58, he's a teamster, born in Kentucky, and he's 37 years old. Also listed are Harriet (born in Kentucky, age 31), Laura (born in Kentucky, age 14), Idora (born in Kentucky, age 12), William (born in Kentucky, age 8), John (born in Kentucky, age 5), Isaac G. (born in Kentucky, age 2), Charley Van (born in Kentucky, age 0 months), and Nancy Jones (domestic servant, born in Kentucky, age 14).
On page 50 of the 1870 census for Precinct 1 in Greenup County, Kentucky (dated June 20, 1870), Isaac G. Dysard is found living in the home of a Irvin and Jane Brown and their family. He's a wagon maker, born in Kentucky, and he's 66 years old. Jane is probably Isaac's daughter.
On page 53 of the 1880 census for District 38 (Precinct 1) in Greenup County, Kentucky (dated June 18, 1880), David Connolly is listed as the head of the household for house #308, he’s a farmer, born in Kentucky, father born in Kentucky, mother born in North Carolina, and he’s 50 years old. Also listed are Harriet (wife, born in Kentucky, parents born in Virginia, age 44), William (son, born in Kentucky, age 18), John (son, born in Kentucky, age 15), Isaac (son, born in Kentucky, age 11), Mamie [hard to read] (daughter, born in Kentucky, age 1), and Alfred (son, born in Kentucky, age 7).
On page 13 of the 1900 census for District 34 (Magisterial District No. 7) in Carter County, Kentucky (dated June 4, 1900), David Conley is listed as the head of the household for house #109, he's a farmer, born in November of 1832 in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, married for 45 years, and he's 67 years old. Also listed are Harriet (wife, born in September of 1837 in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, she's given birth to 11 children and 10 are still living, age 62), William (son, widowed, coal miner, born in June of 1862 in Kentucky, age 37), Annie (daughter, born in January of 1882 in Kentucky, age 18), Leslie Conley (grandson, coal miner, born in September of 1883 in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, age 16), and William (grandson, born in July of 1887 in Kentucky, age 12).
On pages 18 & 19 of the 1910 census for District 42 (York) in Athens County, Ohio (dated April 19, 1910), Harriet Conley is found living in the home of her daughter. Isaac Artis is listed as the head of the household for house #174, he's a coal miner, born in Kentucky, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Ohio, 1st marriage, married for 14 years, and he's 40 years old. Also listed are Emma (wife, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, 1st marriage, she's given birth to 7 children and 6 are still living, age 32), Darlie (daughter, born in Kentucky, age 14), Doval (son, born in Kentucky, age 13), Charles (son, born in Kentucky, age 10), Louella (daughter, born in Kentucky, age 6), Lawrence (son, born in Kentucky, age 3), Ethel (daughter, born in Kentucky, age 1 year 11 months), William Connly (nephew, coal miner, single, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, age 22), and Harriet (mother-in-law, widowed, born in Kentucky, father born in Virginia, mother born in Kentucky, she's given birth to 11 children and 9 are still living, age 73).
On page 38 of the 1920 census for District 287 (Tallmadge) in Summit County, Ohio (dated January 15 & 16, 1920), Isaac Artis is listed as the head of the household for house #331, he's a laborer for a rubber company, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, and he's 49 years old. Also listed are Emma (wife, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, age 44), Darlie (daughter, clerical worker for a rubber company, born in Kentucky, age 24), Dovel (son, laborer for a rubber company, born in Kentucky, age 22), Charles (son, laborer for a rubber company, born in Kentucky, age 19), Lourella (daughter, laborer for a rubber company, born in Kentucky, age 16), Lawrence (son, born in Ohio, age 14), Ethel (daughter, born in Ohio, age 11), Victor (son, born in Ohio, age 8), Eugene (son, born in Ohio, age 5), Max (son, born in Ohio, age 2), Harriett Conley (mother-in-law, widowed, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, age 82), and Maude Conley (niece, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, age 19).
On pages 5 & 6 of the 1930 census for District 108 (Akron) in Summit County, Ohio (dated April 3, 1930), Emma J. Artis is listed as the head of the household for house #8, she's widowed, not working, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, first married at age 17, and she's 42 years old. Also listed are Dovel (son, single, works for transportation at a rubber shop, born in Kentucky, age 32), Lawrence E. (son, single, supervisor in a rubber shop, born in Ohio, age 23), Victor B. (son, filing clerk for a rubber shop, born in Ohio, age 18), Eugene (son, born in Ohio, age 15), Max (son, born in Ohio, age 12), and Harriet Conley (mother, widowed, born in Kentucky, father born in West Virginia, mother born in Virginia, first married at 21, age 93).
The children of DAVID CONLEY and HARRIET DYSARD are:
- LAURA CONLEY, b. 1856, Greenup County, Kentucky, m. ANDREW HOWE.
- IDORA "IDA" CONLEY, b. March 25, 1859, Greenup County, Kentucky, d. 1949, Michigan.
- WILLIAM CONLEY, b. June 1862, Greenup County, Kentucky, d. November 10, 1934, Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, buried at Reeves Cemetery, Argillite, Greenup County, Kentucky, m. (1) RHODA REEVES, m. (2) MAUD BIGGS.
- JOHN CONLEY, b. June 1866, Greenup County, Kentucky.
- ISAAC G. CONLEY, b. May 20, 1868, Greenup County, Kentucky.
- CHARLEY VAN CONLEY, b. June 3, 1870, Greenup County, Kentucky, d. before 1880.
- ALFRED J. CONLEY, b. 1873, Greenup County, Kentucky, m. ANNA LAMBERT.
- EMMA CONLEY, b. January 1, 1879, Greenup County, Kentucky, m. ISAAC ARTIST, 1896. He was b. April 1870, Kentucky.
- ANNIE CONLEY, b. January 1882, Kentucky, d. June 9, 1954, Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, m. FRED FITCH.
(This information comes from Dr. Michael Nestor and other sources)